Trump says he wouldn’t stop Fed Chair Powell from resigning
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump sharply criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday and said he wouldn’t try to stop the chief US central...
Trump presses US companies to close China operations
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday he was ordering US companies to look at ways to close their operations in China and make...
India Inc grows impatient as economy dips and Modi is distracted
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected in May with a sweeping majority, Indian stock markets jumped to all-time highs as investors anticipated big...
China to levy new tariffs on $75bn worth of US imports
BEIJING: China announced Friday it will hit US imports worth $75 billion with new tariffs as retaliation for Washington's planned tariff hikes, further intensifying the...
India proposes ban on e-cigarettes, with jail terms for offenders
NEW DELHI: India’s health ministry has proposed a ban on the production and import of electronic cigarettes, documents seen by Reuters showed, potentially jeopardizing...
Trump talks up economy, talks down Fed amid mixed data
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday said the US economy was doing well and could be record-setting if only the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates...
Eurozone bankers warn of ‘more protracted’ slowdown
BERLIN: Eurozone central bankers had worried that an economic slowdown hitting the bloc would drag on, as they prepared the ground for a new package...
IMF to Trump: It’s not working
WASHINGTON: US tariffs on China won't fix the trade deficit, and neither will weakening the US dollar through interest rate cuts, International Monetary Fund economists...
Alibaba postpones up to $15bn Hong Kong listing amid protests
HONG KONG/NEW YORK: China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has delayed it’s up to $15 billion listing in Hong Kong amid growing...
Water pollution can reduce economic growth by a third: WB
WASHINGTON: Heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third in some countries, a World Bank report said, calling for action to...
Intel launches first artificial intelligence chip Springhill
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Climate change could rain on Saudi Aramco’s IPO parade
LONDON: The state energy giant’s vast oil reserves – it can sustain current production levels for the next 50 years – make it more...
Huawei dismisses new suspension of ‘unjust’ US ban
BEIJING: Huawei on Tuesday dismissed Washington's three-month delay to a ban on US firms selling to the Chinese tech giant and said the decision would...
China cries foul over Facebook, Twitter block of fake accounts
BEIJING: China said on Tuesday it had a right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook said they had dismantled a state-backed...
US gives Huawei 90 day reprieve on ban
WASHINGTON: The United States gave Huawei a 90-day reprieve Monday on a ban against buying US technology, but added nearly four dozen subsidiaries of the...
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